Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Municipal Councillor – Judicial review – Evidence Murray Purcha & Son Ltd. v. Barriere (District), [2018] B.C.J. No. 493, 2018 BCSC 428, British Columbia Supreme Court, March 19, 2018, H. Hyslop J. The respondent awarded a contract for winter road maintenance to a contractor other than the petitioner. In ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Minister – Approval process – Environmental matters – Judicial review – Evidence – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Reasonableness Sorflaten v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Environment), [2018] N.S.J. No. 91, 2018 NSSC 55, Nova Scotia Supreme Court, March 20, 2018, J.L. Chipman J. The applicants sought ...
An appeal of the lower court decision to dismiss a judicial review petition due to failure to file on time is dismissed. Administrative law – Judicial review – Appeals – Jurisdiction – Delay – Limitations Denton v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), [2017] B.C.J. No. 2348, 2017 BCCA 403, British Columbia Court of Appeal, November 23, 2017, E.A. Bennett, ...
An application to add the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly to a judicial review application concerning a breach of ethics by one of the elected members of the Assembly is granted. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Ethics Commissioner – Jurisdiction – Judicial review – Applications – Freedom of information and protection of privacy ...
The BCCA denies leave to appeal a decision of the BCUC that a reduced utilities rate for low-income ratepayers would be unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Utilities Commission – Appeals – Jurisdiction – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Natural resources – Power under legislation British ...
